Editorial
Donald Trump’s Revolt
Mr. Trump upended the G.O.P. and now the Democratic Party, and America’s fierce and heedless desire for change now puts the nation on a precipice. Comments
We must hope he is more than a wrecker. If that hope is dashed, we must find ways to resist him.
Mr. Trump upended the G.O.P. and now the Democratic Party, and America’s fierce and heedless desire for change now puts the nation on a precipice. Comments
There are crucial lessons in the 2016 race’s cruel turn. Comments
Americans’ feeling of having lost their community may explain Trump’s victory, but that victory now makes me feel lost. Comments
If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never.
For the first time in 50 years, Americans are voting for president without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act in place. Comments
Beijing’s tightening hand is undermining Hong Kong’s enviable economic model.
An educational version of musical chairs may well be worth it if it gives students a better shot at an excellent education.
Now they know what it looks like when you try to break a glass ceiling.
Our networks have been turned into shoutfests by party hacks and attack dogs looking for a sound bite. Real news can be just as profitable.
Extremes of inequality lie at the root of voters’ anger. We can’t repair the political center without fixing the economics of that.
What's the most sensible way to make it easier and more likely for people to cast their ballots on the day America unites to go to the polls?
A selection of 15 topics, ranked by the combined populations of states with related measures. States are colored by their 2012 presidential vote. There are 154 ballot questions being decided on Tuesday.
Photoshop allows us to create images today that may become our reality after the election.
The first lady’s speech on Monday night best expressed what unity in this country means, and what the next president will need to do.
All night, I’ll be looking for (and worried about) signs that the polls are wrong. Comments
Ballot selfies are legal in 18 states and the District of Columbia.
How the end of a long campaign looks to Times Opinion writers across the country
A recent conference of Russian exiles was perhaps a preview of what Russia will look like when it decides what to be next.
President Daniel Ortega won a third term in a rigged vote, setting the stage for a dynastic dictatorship.
Tough new laws from the Modi government are needed as India’s air pollution gets steadily worse.
Forget Trump-Clinton for a second. The nationalization of American politics is having pernicious consequences at every level of government. Comments
Readers discuss voter despair over the 2016 election and whether a multiparty system would be preferable.
How about elections on Saturdays and a barbecue while you wait in line? Or early voting by mail?
Frank Luntz “bears responsibility for contributing to the death of civility in our public discourse,” says a reader who finds his call for unity “disingenuous.”
A reader is shocked by a jury’s decision not to punish the takeover of a wildlife refuge.
A reader calls on President Obama to issue an executive order banning solitary confinement.
A civil rights lawyer and an activist offer their views on a proposed settlement.
A university official writes that allowing regulated beer sales and increasing security lowered the number of alcohol-related incidents.
Humans have become a planet-scale disruptive force. What next?
Members of the soccer team respond to a lewd “scouting report.”
The core issue in the Dakota Access Pipeline fight is Sioux rights, not oil.
Ralph Cicerone, a leading atmospheric scientist who became a leading champion of science in Washington, has died at 73.
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October 19, 2016, 5:43 PM